NBC Report on haunted houses in England

1. Before watching the video, match the words with their definitions.
creepy / spooky / eerie luxurious
medieval make sense
stately home suddenly fall down
opulent a person hired to look after a building
stack up frightening and scary
caretaker clearly visible, obvious
collapse dated from the Middle Ages
apparent property inherited
evidence a very large old house, esp. one that people can pay to visit
jokes aside relatives living before you
heritage proof
haunted notice
investigator it should be taken seriously
detect visited by ghosts
ancestor a person in charge of a criminal case
2. Now watch the video and decide which statement is true. Sometimes both are correct.
1In the first English mansion mentioned …………..
A) the owner has seen ghosts in her home.
B) the owner feels she is being watched by dead people.
2Michelle, the owner, claims…
A) she is okay with „sharing” the house with ghosts.
B) she is happy that she does not live alone.
3The American producer started renovating an English mansion because….
A) he wanted to use it for his new movie.
B) it is a house he inherited from his relatives.
4The caretaker was surprised by an incident because….
A) he heard someone tell him not to go down the corridor but he was alone.
B) the corridor that he would have walked into soon collapsed.
5The owner shows a photograph taken in the woods…
A) in which the alleged ghost of his ancestor was seen
B) in which the figure of a strange old lady was seen
6The owner is almost certain the woman they saw in the picture was Lady Hopwood because…
A) the lady suffered a very mysterious death
B) the lady was always photographed wearing hats
7The long Gallery Corridor was built so that…
A) Lady Hopwood could hang her favourite pictures
B) Lady Hopwood could get her daily exercise
8The reporter also met paranormal investigators that said….
A) they had sensed the ghostly presence of another relative from the owner
B) Edward Hopwood moved the table by using their energies
9 The owner says he is willing to ….
A) sell the house as soon as the renovation is done
B) share the house with as many guests and friends as possible
10 Finally the reporter shows a book of …..
A) the producer that renovated his ancestral home
B) the lady that shares her home with ghosts
NBC Report on haunted houses in England
3. Before watching the video, match the words with their definitions.
creepy / spooky / eerie luxurious
medieval make sense
stately home suddenly fall down
opulent a person hired to look after a building
stack up frightening and scary
caretaker clearly visible, obvious
collapse dated from the Middle Ages
apparent property inherited
evidence a very large old house, esp. one that people can pay to visit
jokes aside relatives living before you
heritage proof
haunted notice
investigator it should be taken seriously
detect visited by ghosts
ancestor a person in charge of a criminal case
4. Now watch the video and decide which statement is true. Sometimes both are correct.
11 In the first English mansion mentioned …………..
C) the owner has seen ghosts in her home.
D) the owner feels she is being watched by dead people.
12 Michelle, the owner, claims…
C) she is okay with „sharing” the house with ghosts.
D) she is happy that she does not live alone.
13 The American producer started renovating an English mansion because….
C) he wanted to use it for his new movie.
D) it is a house he inherited from his relatives.
14 The caretaker was surprised by an incident because….
C) he heard someone tell him not to go down the corridor but he was alone.
D) the corridor that he would have walked into soon collapsed.
15 The owner shows a photograph taken in the woods…
C) in which the alleged ghost of his ancestor was seen
D) in which the figure of a strange old lady was seen
16 The owner is almost certain the woman they saw in the picture was Lady Hopwood because…
C) the lady suffered a very mysterious death
D) the lady was always photographed wearing hats
17 The long Gallery Corridor was built so that…
C) Lady Hopwood could hang her favourite pictures
D) Lady Hopwood could get her daily exercise
18 The reporter also met paranormal investigators that said….
C) they had sensed the ghostly presence of another relative from the owner
D) Edward Hopwood moved the table by using their energies
19 The owner says he is willing to ….
C) sell the house as soon as the renovation is done
D) share the house with as many guests and friends as possible
20 Finally the reporter shows a book of …..
C) the producer that renovated his ancestral home
D) the lady that shares her home with ghosts